Grace Napolitano

I am pleased to join my great Ranking Member Larsen and thank the gentleman for the kind accolades; Chairman Graves; my friend, Chairman Rouzer; and members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in bringing the conference…

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The stone, sand and gravel industry urgently needs clarity and certainty regarding Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting.

I believe that every-State-go-it-alone approach is inconsistent with congressional intent on the Clean Water Act.

I believe the question of who should ultimately be responsible for protecting rivers, streams, and wetlands has become hyper-politicized.

Since 1973, American Rivers has protected wild rivers, restored damaged rivers, and conserved clean water for people and nature.

I believe the Supreme Court purposefully chose to substitute its own philosophy over decades-old, legally grounded efforts to protect water quality.

In my view, we get lost on questions of who is best suited to protect our water resources, rather than talking about the importance of rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands for current and future needs.

I believe the Supreme Court purposely chose to substitute its own philosophy over decades-old, legally grounded efforts to protect water quality.

I believe this bill will restore the minimum levels of protections struck down by the conservative Supreme Court.

To me, the answer is clear. We should recognize the familiarity and workability of the historic Clean Water Act.

Clean water was not always a partisan issue, and no issue has more support among American families than the protection of our nation's waters.

Each day that passes absent clarity by the Federal government on Sackett compliance is one more day that business and the environment are at risk.

We should recognize the familiarity and workability of the historic Clean Water Act and get on with the preservation of the health of our economy as well as that of our communities.

I remain committed to protecting clean water for more people, not less.

the Supreme Court's decision makes it impossible for the country to achieve Congress's objective in passing the Clean Water Act

I thank Mr. Rouzer for being a perfect partner, and I wish him well in next year's WRDA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Stanton).

I reiterate the invitation for you to visit the 31st Congressional District in California again.

DOT recently provided an update to the Justice40 initiative. The Department has exceeded its goal of delivering 40 percent of the benefits of Federal investments to disadvantaged communities.

We hear they want more protection now.

I have called for increased security shields.

There must be continuous funding to grow, construct, maintain, and operate these facilities.

It is imperative we work to address the climate change to protect our water supplies and increase the presence of regional, large-scale water projects for the benefit of the future U.S. climate change.

With 500-plus route-miles serving more than 20 million people, how does Metrolink prioritize investments in infrastructure?